EP 1318021 A1 20030611 - Method and apparatus for printing
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for printing
Title (de)
Druckverfahren und -Vorrichtung
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif d'impression
Publication
Application
Priority
US 1605401 A 20011206
Abstract (en)
A printing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a pressurized source (102a or 102b or 102c) of a thermodynamically stable mixture of a fluid and a marking material. Portions of a printhead (103) define a delivery path (26), which is connected to the pressurized source. The printhead includes a discharge device (105) having an outlet with a portion of the discharge device being positioned along the delivery path. The discharge device is shaped to produce a shaped beam of the marking material. The fluid is in a gaseous state at a location beyond the outlet of the discharge device. An actuating mechanism (104) is positioned along the delivery path and has an open position at least partially removed from the delivery path. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B05B 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 2/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/211 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0317219 A2 19890524 - LAC CORP [JP]
- [DA] US 4734227 A 19880329 - SMITH RICHARD D [US]
- [DA] US 6116718 A 20000912 - PEETERS ERIC [US], et al
- [A] EP 0997298 A2 20000503 - CANON KK [JP]
- [A] US 6050680 A 20000418 - MORIYAMA JIRO [JP], et al
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 17 5 June 2001 (2001-06-05)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1318021 A1 20030611; JP 2003211654 A 20030729; US 2003107614 A1 20030612; US 2003210317 A1 20031113; US 6863368 B2 20050308
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02079889 A 20021125; JP 2002341937 A 20021126; US 1605401 A 20011206; US 46024503 A 20030612